Taylor Swift Officially Breaks Her Silence on Donald Trump's False AI Endorsement Following Presidential Debate

Taylor Swift has finally directly addressed Donald Trump's false endorsement, shutting down the AI imagery he recently posted of the singer and her fans suggesting that she would be voting for him, and encouraging her followers to do their own research before formally endorsing Kamala Harris for president.

The "Only the Young" singer took to Instagram minutes after the end of Tuesday night's presidential debate between the former commander-in-chief and the current vice president, playing into Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance's viral "childless cat lady" criticism with a photo from her most recent TIME magazine cover featuring her cat Benji.

"Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight," she began alongside the snapshot. "If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most. As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country."

She then directly addressed the AI imagery posted by Trump on social media, which she admitted "really conjured up [her] fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation."

To "combat" that misinformation, she shared her "truth," revealing her plans to vote for Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, this November.

"I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice. Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make," she concluded, before encouraging everyone reading to make sure they were registered to vote.

Her comments follow an indirect statement made after the cancellation of her Vienna Eras Tour concerts, which some fans thought might also be addressing the AI scandal as she asserted, "I am not going to speak about something publicly if I think doing so might provoke those who would want to harm the fans who come to my shows. In cases like this one, ‘silence’ is actually showing restraint, and waiting to express yourself at a time when it’s right to."

It also follows a wave of backlash in the Swiftie fandom after her friend Brittany Mahomes seemingly endorsed Trump for president, with fans expressing how "disappointed" they were to see the pair hugging over the weekend while Swift remained mum about the situation.

Swift also endorsed President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, criticizing Trump on several occasions.

In May of 2020, she tweeted, "After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? ‘When the looting starts the shooting starts’??? We will vote you out in November."

"Donald Trump’s ineffective leadership gravely worsened the crisis that we are in and he is now taking advantage of it to subvert and destroy our right to vote and vote safely. Request a ballot early. Vote early," she wrote on Aug. 15, 2020.

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